Incorporating Video Into Your Worship Service

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Incorporating Video Into Your Worship Service

• By
• Tom Cheyney

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Incorporating Video Into Your Worship Service

• Many preachers and church planters are
  experimenting on ways to include video into their
  worship format.
• It has become a viable tool in communicating the
  message to todays electronic generation.
• We are living in the MTV-generation and using
  video is not only helpful, in some cases it is
  expected!

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Incorporating Video Into Your Worship Service

• Do not become a church that falls behind just
  because you as the pastor refuse to incorporate
  video into your services.
• Especially when it is so easy if you develop a
  team of people to assist you in this area!

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Incorporating Video Into Your Worship Service

• A few questions
• Do you desire to keep your messages on the
  cutting edge?
• Are you afraid of using video in your worship?
• Do you think it will take up too much of your
  time to find adequate clips for sermon
  illustration?

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Incorporating Video Into Your Worship Service

• These are all viable questions!

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Incorporating Video Into Your Worship Service

• Today, the average person in America spends over
  110 hours a year watching TV or using the
  internet for entertainment.
• We are a visual society that has grown up
  substituting the tube for a baby-sitter.

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Incorporating Video Into Your Worship Service

• Video and TV make us comfortable and make us
  laugh!
• We are a visual media today.

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The Traditional Worship Service Format

• Most traditional services are designed around a
  totally auditory service.
• One sense is used and regardless of the
  effectiveness of the communicator it can
  eventually become dull and routine.
• Today's audiences long for more.

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The Traditional Worship Service Format

• Most traditional services, who focus on just
  auditory formats, are still using a model that is
  over 100 years old.
• These services focus on singing, hearing, spoken
  testimony, spoken message, and spoken prayers.

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The Traditional Worship Service Format

• As a kid, I was told to stop fidgeting or
  pestering my twin brother! Yet, it was the
  longest hour of my week.
• Today my daughter loves to go to worship because
  it is so visual and participatory.

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Post Modern Worship Services Are Incorporating
Video Into the Mix!

• With the visual generation leading the way in
  North America, it stands to reason that the
  worship they prefer has a degree of visual
  components in it.
• When video is used appropriately, it can have a
  valuable effect on those viewing the material.

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Post Modern Worship Services Are Incorporating
Video Into the Mix!

• With the visual generation of hymns and choruses
  on the screen, it has a way of drawing every one
  together.
• When a symbolic picture flashes on the screen
  while you are partaking of the Lords Supper,
  there is a visual effect that draws you into the
  experience.
• Candles in a Christmas Eve service is an example
  of the visual in worship.

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Post Modern Worship Services Are Incorporating
Video Into the Mix!

• Today, even Scripture appears on screen as the
  audience is asked to read it together. Another
  visual experience.
• These visual experiences all draw the visually
  oriented believer closer to God during worship.
• The result everyone seems to be paying closer
  attention to what is happening in the worship
  experience.

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Incorporating Video Into Your Worship Service

• So what kind of stuff do you need?
• Entry Level Technology
• A visual projector
• A laptop computer with presentation software
  DVD
• A link to the internet
• An audio feed to your sound system
• As you begin with these tools, you will find you
  can implement choruses, sermon outlines,
  scripture, and basic DVD videos well.

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Incorporating Video Into Your Worship Service

• So what kind of stuff do you need?
• The Lets Upgrade Level Technology
• Add another visual projector
• Purchase a video camera for clips
• Do your announcements in a live or pre-recorded
  feed. Play them during pre-service times in the
  building and worship center.
• Add video monitors to the platform area
• Just a few additions will begin to add visual
  sophistication to your worship style.

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Incorporating Video Into Your Worship Service

• So what kind of stuff do you need?
• I need more power Scotty!
• Technology Level
• Add intercom to the mix, but that might be
  over-the-top
• Add video feeds to the vestibule and overflow
  rooms
• Go live with Man in the Parking Lot interviews
• Begin duplicating your messages for immediate
  sells

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Incorporating Video Into Your Worship Service

• So what kind of stuff do you need?
• The Geek Squad Comes to Church Technology Level
• OK, perhaps a little over-the-top, but you could
  add live service web casting.
• You could purchase additional cameras and shot
  /edit your own video packages of the service.

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Take MeTake Me to Best Buy Now!

• Though you could find some items you need for
  worship in such a store, careful planning before
  you rush out and buy is essential.
• Make a list of what you need and what you can
  afford. Remember it is better to buy one piece
  at a time and slowly add to your capability than
  to throw down large sums on stuff you might not
  us later.

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Incorporating Video Into Your Worship Service

• I wanted a portable TV camera for my television
  program so bad once that I pushed it ahead of
  what we really needed, only to discover it was a
  wasted piece of equipment except on mission
  trips!
• Go slowly and carefully

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Incorporating Video Into Your Worship Service

• Here are some items to consider
• Projector screens
• Visual projectors
• PCs or laptops
• Media software
• DVD players duplicators
• Internet connection
• Cameras

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Incorporating Video Into Your Worship Service

• What to visually show during worship
• Pre-worship music video
• Worship songs
• Recorded announcements
• Sermon outline Scriptures
• Worship video or video illustration
• Symbolic visuals
• Humor visuals
• Skits that make a point

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Incorporating Video Into Your Worship Service

• Video works with todays generations, so start
  using it or be left behind.
• Video is very effective in the right place, at
  the right time.
• Develop a creative team to help you.
• Constantly think about meaningful ways to use
  technology.

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Incorporating Video Into Your Worship Service

• Make sure this technology reinforces the message
  and does not take away from the message!
• All of this geeked-out gizmo stuff is to
  support the message and not take the place of the
  message.
• It should help move the message along and get
  people thinking more about God than anything else.

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Incorporating Video Into Your Worship Service

• Things to do
• Find a tech expert and develop a plan
• Go to the internet and shop around
• Buy a projector that is high lumens
• Get a PC
• Buy a 100 VGA or DVI cable for your PC
• Learn how to use your presentation software

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Incorporating Video Into Your Worship Service

• Things to do
• Start with a single visual addition to your
  format.
• Slowly add new elements as you master the
  previous ones.
• Try a pre-worship praise video.
• Put your messages outlines on screen.
• Try a video clip to make a point.
• Keep getting better!

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Go Down Town!Its going going gone!

• Once you have perfected your visual presentation
  and your worship services are much stronger and
  more effective, you might want to aim for the
  fence!
• Try web casting!

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Go Down Town!Its going going gone!

• Learn from experts how to take your service and
  send it to the web stream. Learn how to upload
  your worship to the web.
• The result is that you and your church will be
  sending the message of Jesus out into all the
  world!